- Israel's election has ended in political deadlock, with Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc projected to win 54 seats and main rival Gadi Eisenkot's grouping set for 49, leaving both short of the 61 seats needed for a Knesset majority.
- Parties representing Israelis of Arab descent achieved a record showing, on course to take up to 19 seats following high voter turnout.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party accused Arab-led parties of stealing the election through alleged criminal offences, bribery, and voter intimidation, submitting claims to security authorities without publicly releasing evidence.
- With no candidate securing an outright victory, coalition negotiations to form a government are expected to take weeks or months.
- Separately, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband expressed deep concern and raised formal objections after three British politicians were detained for eight hours and denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli officials.
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